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A new supermarket has been approved on the site of a former garage despite 600 objections from residents.
Plans for up to 250 new homes on farmland have been rejected by a council's planning committee.
Kent's first environment chief says a new airport and several lorry parks won't stop the county's ambitious green target.
A Lidl has been given the go ahead again after Asda successfully challenged planning permission in court.
A decision to allow a Lidl to be built has been overturned by a court and is set to be discussed again by council planners.
The NHS is preparing for a difficult winter with the additional pressures of a potential second coronavirus wave.
A "hit list" of six new walking and cycling routes are being worked on over the next four years for commuters, joggers, cyclists and dog walkers.
Councillors are pushing for an investigation into the government's post-Brexit 'lorry park' after failing to consult residents on the proposals.
A multi-million pound project to create a new interchange is to be discussed.
Demand for bus passes for school pupils has dropped by around 75% this year amid the Covid-19 crisis which has sparked concerns over traffic chaos.
Pupils rushing on to school buses would ruin any bubbles created to prevent the spread of coronavirus, a councillor has warned.
East Kent Hospital Trusts has been asked to return to a scrutiny committee by councillors.
Health chiefs are seeking "definitive" answers over the worrying number of deaths at a Kent hospitals trust.
There are fears cancer screeenings have been "forgotten" as the NHS faces a huge backlog as services get back to normal after lockdown.
Health bosses have been unable to confirm if and when face-to-face GP appointments will resume as lockdown measures are eased.
A council leader has responded to comments made by a local charity on the need for more empathy for unaccompanied asylum seeker children.
A second wave of coronavirus in the county in September is not inevitable, says a healthcare boss, but depends on how people behave.
Social distancing measures have added pressure to KCC to find a way to get pupils to school when they return in September.
Hundreds of Kent criminals have stolen blue badges to use to park their vehicles in disabled spaces, it has emerged.
A plan to help Kent recover from the coronavirus pandemic has been shrouded in mystery, a council leader has admitted.
